Brief Life History of David
When David Smith was born on 29 March 1782, in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Smith, was 39 and his mother, Abigail Chauncey, was 33. He married Betsey Hill about 1799, in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 2 July 1823, in his hometown, at the age of 41.
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Sources (5)
- David Smith in entry for Obed Smith, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- David Smith in entry for Obed Smith and Phalena Leonard, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- David Smith in entry for Obed Smith, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
Spouse and Children
1782–1823 Male
1778–1840 Female
Children (3)
1814–1887 Male
1818–1897 Male
1820–1844 Female
Parents and Siblings
1742–1809 Male
1748–1793 Female
Siblings (12)
1770–1837 Male
1771–1842 Female
1773–1773 Male
1775–1850 Male
1775–1825 Male
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 1
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 4
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 12
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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David Smith
BIRTH 29 Mar 1782 Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 2 Jul 1823 (aged 41) West Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL West Whately Cemetery Whately, Franklin County, Massa …
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